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Chicago (ORD) terminal map and gate walk times

Chicago O'Hare International Airport has 211 gates mapped, served by 4 security checkpoints. From the checkpoint that serves it, the nearest gate is about 1 to 2 minutes on foot and the farthest about 20 to 36. Every walk below is modeled from the gate's real location, and shown as a band because a walk is never an exact number of minutes.

Longest gate walk from security Modeled

20–36min

On foot to M32, the farthest gate from the checkpoint that serves it. The nearest gates are 1 to 2 minutes.

ORD terminal map

Each dot is a gate, colored by how long the walk from its security checkpoint runs. Each diamond is a checkpoint. Point at a gate to read its number and walk band.

Gate B1: 2 to 3 min walkGate B10: 3 to 5 min walkGate B11: 3 to 5 min walkGate B12: 3 to 5 min walkGate B14: 3 to 5 min walkGate B15: 3 to 5 min walkGate B16: 4 to 6 min walkGate B16A: 4 to 6 min walkGate B17: 4 to 6 min walkGate B17A: 4 to 6 min walkGate B18: 3 to 5 min walkGate B19: 3 to 5 min walkGate B2: 2 to 3 min walkGate B20: 3 to 5 min walkGate B21: 3 to 6 min walkGate B22: 4 to 6 min walkGate B23: 4 to 6 min walkGate B24: 4 to 7 min walkGate B3: 2 to 4 min walkGate B4: 2 to 4 min walkGate B5: 2 to 4 min walkGate B6: 2 to 4 min walkGate B7: 2 to 3 min walkGate B8: 2 to 3 min walkGate B9: 2 to 4 min walkGate C1: 6 to 10 min walkGate C10: 6 to 10 min walkGate C10A: 6 to 10 min walkGate C11: 5 to 9 min walkGate C15: 5 to 9 min walkGate C16: 6 to 10 min walkGate C16A: 6 to 10 min walkGate C17: 5 to 9 min walkGate C18: 6 to 10 min walkGate C18A: 6 to 10 min walkGate C18B: 5 to 8 min walkGate C19: 5 to 8 min walkGate C20: 6 to 10 min walkGate C20A: 6 to 10 min walkGate C21: 5 to 9 min walkGate C22: 5 to 9 min walkGate C23: 5 to 9 min walkGate C24: 6 to 10 min walkGate C25: 5 to 9 min walkGate C26: 6 to 10 min walkGate C27: 6 to 10 min walkGate C28: 6 to 10 min walkGate C29: 6 to 10 min walkGate C3: 6 to 9 min walkGate C30: 6 to 10 min walkGate C32: 6 to 10 min walkGate C4: 6 to 10 min walkGate C6: 6 to 10 min walkGate C7: 5 to 9 min walkGate C8: 6 to 10 min walkGate C9: 5 to 9 min walkGate E1: 1 to 2 min walkGate E10: 4 to 7 min walkGate E11: 5 to 8 min walkGate E12: 5 to 8 min walkGate E13: 5 to 9 min walkGate E14: 5 to 9 min walkGate E15: 5 to 9 min walkGate E16: 5 to 9 min walkGate E17: 5 to 9 min walkGate E2: 2 to 3 min walkGate E3: 3 to 4 min walkGate E4: 3 to 5 min walkGate E5: 3 to 5 min walkGate E6: 4 to 6 min walkGate E7: 4 to 7 min walkGate E8: 4 to 6 min walkGate F1: 4 to 6 min walkGate F10: 5 to 8 min walkGate F11: 4 to 7 min walkGate F12: 5 to 8 min walkGate F14: 5 to 8 min walkGate F15: 5 to 9 min walkGate F16: 5 to 9 min walkGate F17: 5 to 9 min walkGate F18: 6 to 10 min walkGate F2: 3 to 5 min walkGate F21: 6 to 10 min walkGate F23: 6 to 10 min walkGate F24: 6 to 11 min walkGate F25: 6 to 11 min walkGate F26: 6 to 11 min walkGate F27: 6 to 11 min walkGate F28: 6 to 11 min walkGate F3: 3 to 5 min walkGate F4: 2 to 4 min walkGate F5: 3 to 5 min walkGate F6: 3 to 5 min walkGate F7: 3 to 5 min walkGate F9: 4 to 7 min walkGate G10: 5 to 8 min walkGate G11: 5 to 8 min walkGate G12: 5 to 9 min walkGate G13: 5 to 9 min walkGate G14: 6 to 10 min walkGate G17: 6 to 10 min walkGate G19: 6 to 10 min walkGate G19A: 6 to 10 min walkGate G1A: 4 to 6 min walkGate G1B: 4 to 6 min walkGate G2: 4 to 6 min walkGate G20: 6 to 10 min walkGate G21: 6 to 10 min walkGate G3: 4 to 7 min walkGate G4: 4 to 7 min walkGate G5: 4 to 7 min walkGate G6B: 4 to 7 min walkGate G7: 5 to 8 min walkGate G8: 4 to 7 min walkGate G9: 5 to 8 min walkGate H10: 4 to 7 min walkGate H11A: 4 to 7 min walkGate H11B: 5 to 8 min walkGate H12: 5 to 8 min walkGate H13: 5 to 9 min walkGate H14: 5 to 9 min walkGate H15: 5 to 9 min walkGate H16: 5 to 9 min walkGate H17: 5 to 9 min walkGate H18: 5 to 9 min walkGate H1A: 3 to 4 min walkGate H1B: 2 to 4 min walkGate H2: 2 to 3 min walkGate H3A: 1 to 2 min walkGate H3A/H3B: 2 to 3 min walkGate H3B: 2 to 3 min walkGate H4: 2 to 3 min walkGate H5: 3 to 4 min walkGate H6: 3 to 5 min walkGate H8: 4 to 6 min walkGate H9: 4 to 6 min walkGate K1: 2 to 3 min walkGate K10: 4 to 7 min walkGate K12: 5 to 9 min walkGate K13: 5 to 8 min walkGate K15: 6 to 9 min walkGate K16: 6 to 10 min walkGate K18: 6 to 10 min walkGate K19: 6 to 11 min walkGate K2: 1 to 2 min walkGate K20: 6 to 10 min walkGate K3: 2 to 3 min walkGate K4: 3 to 4 min walkGate K5: 3 to 5 min walkGate K6: 3 to 5 min walkGate K8: 4 to 6 min walkGate K9: 4 to 7 min walkGate L10A: 5 to 9 min walkGate L10B: 5 to 9 min walkGate L10C: 5 to 9 min walkGate L11: 5 to 9 min walkGate L12: 5 to 9 min walkGate L1A: 4 to 6 min walkGate L1B: 4 to 7 min walkGate L20: 5 to 9 min walkGate L21: 6 to 9 min walkGate L22: 6 to 10 min walkGate L23: 6 to 11 min walkGate L24: 6 to 11 min walkGate L25: 6 to 11 min walkGate L26: 7 to 12 min walkGate L27: 7 to 12 min walkGate L28: 7 to 12 min walkGate L2C: 3 to 5 min walkGate L3: 4 to 7 min walkGate L4: 4 to 6 min walkGate L5: 5 to 8 min walkGate L6A: 4 to 7 min walkGate L6B: 4 to 7 min walkGate L7: 5 to 9 min walkGate L8: 5 to 8 min walkGate L9: 5 to 9 min walkGate M1: 9 to 17 min walkGate M10: 10 to 18 min walkGate M11: 10 to 18 min walkGate M14/15: 11 to 19 min walkGate M16/17: 11 to 20 min walkGate M18: 12 to 22 min walkGate M19: 13 to 23 min walkGate M2: 9 to 17 min walkGate M20: 14 to 25 min walkGate M21: 15 to 27 min walkGate M24: 15 to 28 min walkGate M25: 16 to 30 min walkGate M26: 17 to 31 min walkGate M27: 17 to 31 min walkGate M28: 18 to 33 min walkGate M29: 18 to 33 min walkGate M3: 9 to 17 min walkGate M30: 19 to 35 min walkGate M32: 20 to 36 min walkGate M33: 20 to 36 min walkGate M34: 20 to 36 min walkGate M35: 20 to 36 min walkGate M36: 20 to 36 min walkGate M37: 20 to 36 min walkGate M38: 19 to 35 min walkGate M39: 19 to 35 min walkGate M4: 9 to 17 min walkGate M40: 19 to 35 min walkGate M5: 10 to 17 min walkGate M6: 10 to 17 min walkGate M7: 10 to 17 min walkGate M8: 10 to 18 min walkGate M9: 10 to 18 min walkGate f19: 5 to 9 min walkTerminal 1 security (United, Concourses B/C)Terminal 2 securityTerminal 3 securityTerminal 5 security (international, Concourse M)

Gate locations © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Gate positions are real coordinates from OpenStreetMap. The checkpoint markers are hand-placed and are not yet verified. Walk minutes are modeled from straight-line distance and a corridor factor, not measured. How the walk times are worked out.

  • Under 10 min
  • 10 to 30 min
  • Over 30 min
  • Security checkpoint

Terminal 1

15 gates are closest to Terminal 1 security (United, Concourses B/C). The walk runs from about 3 to 5 minutes for the nearest up to 4 to 7 for the farthest.

Modeled walking time from Terminal 1 security (United, Concourses B/C) to each gate it serves, nearest first. Every figure is a band, because the minutes are estimated from distance, not measured.
Gate Walk from checkpoint Straight line
B11 3–5 min 519 ft
B12 3–5 min 524 ft
B14 3–5 min 587 ft
B15 3–5 min 628 ft
B16 4–6 min 695 ft
B16A 4–6 min 697 ft
B17 4–6 min 696 ft
B17A 4–6 min 693 ft
B18 3–5 min 638 ft
B19 3–5 min 604 ft
B20 3–5 min 650 ft
B21 3–6 min 669 ft
B22 4–6 min 751 ft
B23 4–6 min 800 ft
B24 4–7 min 875 ft

Terminal 2

26 gates are closest to Terminal 2 security. The walk runs from about 2 to 3 minutes for the nearest up to 6 to 10 for the farthest.

Modeled walking time from Terminal 2 security to each gate it serves, nearest first. Every figure is a band, because the minutes are estimated from distance, not measured.
Gate Walk from checkpoint Straight line
B7 2–3 min 303 ft
B8 2–3 min 287 ft
B6 2–4 min 412 ft
B9 2–4 min 385 ft
B10 3–5 min 517 ft
C17 5–9 min 1111 ft
C18B 5–8 min 1089 ft
C19 5–8 min 1087 ft
C21 5–9 min 1103 ft
C15 5–9 min 1148 ft
C16 6–10 min 1295 ft
C16A 6–10 min 1292 ft
C18 6–10 min 1261 ft
C18A 6–10 min 1259 ft
C20 6–10 min 1267 ft
C20A 6–10 min 1266 ft
C22 5–9 min 1229 ft
C23 5–9 min 1149 ft
C24 6–10 min 1260 ft
C25 5–9 min 1209 ft
C26 6–10 min 1308 ft
C27 6–10 min 1252 ft
C29 6–10 min 1309 ft
C28 6–10 min 1347 ft
C30 6–10 min 1366 ft
C32 6–10 min 1342 ft

Terminal 3

55 gates are closest to Terminal 3 security. The walk runs from about 2 to 3 minutes for the nearest up to 6 to 11 for the farthest.

Modeled walking time from Terminal 3 security to each gate it serves, nearest first. Every figure is a band, because the minutes are estimated from distance, not measured.
Gate Walk from checkpoint Straight line
B1 2–3 min 283 ft
E1 1–2 min 104 ft
B2 2–3 min 357 ft
B3 2–4 min 381 ft
B4 2–4 min 382 ft
B5 2–4 min 406 ft
E2 2–3 min 330 ft
E3 3–4 min 422 ft
F4 2–4 min 402 ft
E4 3–5 min 548 ft
E5 3–5 min 616 ft
E6 4–6 min 704 ft
F1 4–6 min 690 ft
F2 3–5 min 650 ft
F3 3–5 min 612 ft
F5 3–5 min 535 ft
F6 3–5 min 561 ft
F7 3–5 min 653 ft
E7 4–7 min 890 ft
E8 4–6 min 797 ft
F9 4–7 min 866 ft
E10 4–7 min 944 ft
E11 5–8 min 1065 ft
E12 5–8 min 1061 ft
E13 5–9 min 1112 ft
F10 5–8 min 965 ft
F11 4–7 min 916 ft
F12 5–8 min 1002 ft
F14 5–8 min 1091 ft
C1 6–10 min 1277 ft
C10 6–10 min 1292 ft
C10A 6–10 min 1293 ft
C11 5–9 min 1184 ft
C3 6–9 min 1241 ft
C4 6–10 min 1302 ft
C6 6–10 min 1299 ft
C7 5–9 min 1211 ft
C8 6–10 min 1297 ft
C9 5–9 min 1195 ft
E14 5–9 min 1131 ft
E15 5–9 min 1165 ft
E16 5–9 min 1196 ft
E17 5–9 min 1217 ft
F15 5–9 min 1134 ft
F16 5–9 min 1175 ft
F17 5–9 min 1175 ft
F18 6–10 min 1310 ft
F21 6–10 min 1306 ft
f19 5–9 min 1230 ft
F23 6–10 min 1329 ft
F24 6–11 min 1414 ft
F25 6–11 min 1420 ft
F26 6–11 min 1422 ft
F27 6–11 min 1420 ft
F28 6–11 min 1421 ft

Terminal 5

115 gates are closest to Terminal 5 security (international, Concourse M). The walk runs from about 1 to 2 minutes for the nearest up to 19 to 35 for the farthest.

Modeled walking time from Terminal 5 security (international, Concourse M) to each gate it serves, nearest first. Every figure is a band, because the minutes are estimated from distance, not measured.
Gate Walk from checkpoint Straight line
K2 1–2 min 68 ft
H2 2–3 min 272 ft
H3A 1–2 min 135 ft
H3A/H3B 2–3 min 159 ft
H3B 2–3 min 207 ft
K1 2–3 min 241 ft
K3 2–3 min 256 ft
H1A 3–4 min 430 ft
H1B 2–4 min 390 ft
H4 2–3 min 358 ft
H5 3–4 min 490 ft
K4 3–4 min 432 ft
G1B 4–6 min 689 ft
H6 3–5 min 582 ft
K5 3–5 min 525 ft
K6 3–5 min 598 ft
L2C 3–5 min 656 ft
G1A 4–6 min 724 ft
G2 4–6 min 761 ft
G3 4–7 min 816 ft
G4 4–7 min 818 ft
G5 4–7 min 837 ft
G6B 4–7 min 891 ft
H10 4–7 min 848 ft
H8 4–6 min 719 ft
H9 4–6 min 777 ft
K8 4–6 min 782 ft
K9 4–7 min 869 ft
L1A 4–6 min 797 ft
L1B 4–7 min 825 ft
L3 4–7 min 892 ft
L4 4–6 min 727 ft
L6A 4–7 min 854 ft
L6B 4–7 min 904 ft
G10 5–8 min 1027 ft
G11 5–8 min 1079 ft
G7 5–8 min 1004 ft
G8 4–7 min 948 ft
G9 5–8 min 1020 ft
H11A 4–7 min 925 ft
H11B 5–8 min 992 ft
H12 5–8 min 990 ft
H14 5–9 min 1101 ft
K10 4–7 min 922 ft
K13 5–8 min 1091 ft
L10A 5–9 min 1111 ft
L5 5–8 min 1013 ft
L8 5–8 min 975 ft
G12 5–9 min 1181 ft
G13 5–9 min 1182 ft
G14 6–10 min 1296 ft
G17 6–10 min 1255 ft
G19 6–10 min 1266 ft
G19A 6–10 min 1258 ft
G20 6–10 min 1290 ft
G21 6–10 min 1273 ft
H13 5–9 min 1151 ft
H15 5–9 min 1206 ft
H16 5–9 min 1194 ft
H17 5–9 min 1211 ft
H18 5–9 min 1220 ft
K12 5–9 min 1145 ft
K15 6–9 min 1237 ft
K16 6–10 min 1307 ft
L10B 5–9 min 1146 ft
L10C 5–9 min 1171 ft
L11 5–9 min 1232 ft
L12 5–9 min 1200 ft
L20 5–9 min 1176 ft
L21 6–9 min 1241 ft
L22 6–10 min 1318 ft
L7 5–9 min 1159 ft
L9 5–9 min 1235 ft
K18 6–10 min 1322 ft
K19 6–11 min 1400 ft
K20 6–10 min 1373 ft
L23 6–11 min 1400 ft
L24 6–11 min 1482 ft
L25 6–11 min 1438 ft
L26 7–12 min 1546 ft
L27 7–12 min 1602 ft
L28 7–12 min 1584 ft
M1 9–17 min 2291 ft
M2 9–17 min 2298 ft
M3 9–17 min 2309 ft
M4 9–17 min 2307 ft
M10 10–18 min 2537 ft
M5 10–17 min 2342 ft
M6 10–17 min 2345 ft
M7 10–17 min 2359 ft
M8 10–18 min 2446 ft
M9 10–18 min 2495 ft
M11 10–18 min 2541 ft
M14/15 11–19 min 2671 ft
M16/17 11–20 min 2789 ft
M18 12–22 min 3081 ft
M19 13–23 min 3285 ft
M20 14–25 min 3562 ft
M21 15–27 min 3765 ft
M24 15–28 min 3970 ft
M25 16–30 min 4174 ft
M26 17–31 min 4415 ft
M27 17–31 min 4431 ft
M28 18–33 min 4668 ft
M29 18–33 min 4725 ft
M30 19–35 min 4952 ft
M32 20–36 min 5116 ft
M33 20–36 min 5138 ft
M34 20–36 min 5165 ft
M35 20–36 min 5158 ft
M36 20–36 min 5130 ft
M37 20–36 min 5127 ft
M38 19–35 min 5041 ft
M39 19–35 min 5035 ft
M40 19–35 min 4999 ft

How these walk times are worked out

Gates are real points from OpenStreetMap; checkpoints we placed by hand. We take the straight-line distance, add a corridor factor, and divide by a walking speed, so each figure is a modeled band, not a measured time. It counts the walk on foot only, and excludes trains between concourses, moving walkways, and shuttle waits. The full method is here.

Gate coordinates from OpenStreetMap, ODbL. Walk minutes are modeled, not measured: straight-line distance times a corridor factor of 1.3, divided by a measured walking speed of 264 feet per minute (ACRP Report 67), shown as a band. Checkpoint locations are hand-placed and not yet verified. See /method/. Page rebuilt 31 August 2026.